From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Every piece of information that Lu Heng uttered made the senior staff officers present feel like their heads were about to explode.

After the Zero Civilization, another advanced civilization emerged, and information about it was equally scarce.

The Creator Organization has existed on Blue Star for more than two years, which means that the Astral Merchants had already discovered Blue Star in the early stages of the Abyss invasion.

After discovering humanity, this advanced civilization acted like a neutral civilization, rarely appearing before humanity except to establish an organization.

This made Lu Heng suspicious.

So far, the two advanced civilizations discovered have exhibited peculiar attitudes when discovering other civilizations.

The Zero Civilization resembles extreme isolationism, rarely interacting with other civilizations and remaining completely closed off.

Astral merchants are not as closed off as the Zero Civilization, but they also do not provide assistance to other civilizations.

The establishment of the Crystal Core Dark Web resembles a business model of astral merchants.

Moreover, since the Creator Organization suffered a major blow, the Crystal Core Dark Web has been in a state of semi-paralysis.

Various countries and forces began to use other trading channels to trade crystal cores, and the number of superhumans using the crystal core dark web is decreasing.

Even when Lawrence Phoenix was in danger, he did not seek help from the Astral Merchant.

Perhaps he sought help, but received no assistance.

The astral merchants are more like indifferent bystanders, and even those who work for them cannot get any help from them.

This civilization is equally strange.

Lu Heng found it difficult to think from their perspective; perhaps this is the difference in thinking between humans and advanced civilizations.

Since the abyss descended, Lu Heng has always adhered to one idea: to unite with other civilizations and find a way to fight against the abyss. For this purpose, he also established the Swordholders.

If Lu Heng discovers a civilization with a lower level of civilization than humanity, he will do his best to help that civilization as long as it is on the side of fighting against the Abyss.

Provide them with knowledge and ideas to empower them and together find a way to fight against the abyss.

However, the Zero Civilization and the Astral Merchants did not do this at all.

Why does this happen?

Is it due to the arrogance of a more advanced civilization? Or are there other reasons?

This was a question in Lu Heng's mind, as well as in the minds of Qi Jinghui and other senior staff officers.

Similar topics are frequently discussed within the theater command.

Qi Jinghui's staff often splits into multiple groups to conduct logical analysis of the behavior of the Zero Civilization, with one group simulating the thought process of the Zero Civilization.

Similar discussions have taken place many times, and the final conclusions are all the same: the reason why the zero-reset civilization exhibits this behavior cannot be analyzed.

Compared to the Zero Civilization, the Astral Merchants are not as closed off. They are an advanced civilization that makes contact with lower civilizations, but not much of that contact.

The appearance of the astral merchants led Lu Heng, Qi Jinghui, and the senior staff present to reach a new conclusion.

That means the Astral Merchants lacked the ability to purify the Abyss, and by the same token, the Zero Civilization also lacked it.

Although there is no clear evidence that the Astral Merchants became a wandering civilization because of the Abyss, this conjecture was made by the Zero Civilization, so its accuracy should be quite high.

If this is the case, it means that the Astral Merchant civilization was likely forced to abandon its original home and wander in the Astral Rift because its homeland was corrupted by the Abyss.

Therefore, the Zero Civilization most likely does not have the ability to purify the abyss.

From this, we can speculate whether the reason why the Zero Civilization is extremely closed off is related to the Abyss.
Can an extremely isolated civilization like Zero Civilization resist invasion from the Abyss?
Whatever the answer may be, it will not help humanity.

Blue Star has been invaded by the Abyss, and the area of ​​land contaminated is growing larger and larger. Even if humanity has the ability to seal off Blue Star, it is no longer possible to stop the erosion of the Abyss.

……

After Lu Heng finished reporting the information about the Star Realm Merchants and the Bloodline World Battlefield, he came out of the confidential conference room and met with Li Guining's adjutant.

After exchanging greetings, the adjutant led Lu Heng to Li Guining's office for tea.

Li Guining first exchanged a few polite words: "Is this conscription dangerous?"

Lu Heng casually replied, "Fortunately, it was a close call."

Li Guining began to get to the point: "I've heard some of what you've been saying about advanced civilizations. I'll leave the details to Staff Officer Qi and the others to discuss. I'd like to talk to you about the future situation."

A broad perspective is what a theater commander should focus on, and Li Guining has always grasped this very well.

He pushed the strong tea that his adjutant had brewed towards Lu Heng, and then said:

"The world has changed so much in the past few years, and we have been constantly adjusting our mindset to adapt to these changes."

"The emergence of the Zero Civilization has made this transformation even more unpredictable."

"Now that another astral merchant civilization has emerged, what do you think we should do?"

After a moment's thought, Lu Heng did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Who are you referring to when you say 'we'?"

This "we" is definitely not just as simple as "you and me".

"We" can represent a group, which can be a small group, a large group, or a super-large group.

In Li Guining's context, "we" could refer to the Southern Theater Command, the Great Xia Dynasty, or even the entire human civilization.

Li Guining smiled and chuckled, "Sometimes, I really don't think you're a young person."

He paused, then said seriously, "When I say 'we,' I mean first and foremost our country, but if possible, I can also represent all of humanity."

Lu Heng smiled and countered, "Can we represent all of humanity now?"

Li Guining paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Not yet."

It's definitely not possible yet.

Earth has too many people and too many countries.

The appearance of the Abyss and superhumans has kept the world's order teetering on the brink of collapse.

Or rather, the order in many countries has collapsed, and only countries like Great Xia, with its profound heritage and strong cohesion, are able to maintain order.

Because the Dragon Might Society is involved in many overseas mercenary incidents, it has some knowledge of many countries and regions outside of Great Xia, many of which have become hell.

The emergence of superhumans has rendered the previous order and laws ineffective.

Becoming a superhuman requires no specific requirements regarding one's character, morality, or level of knowledge.

This has led to many heresies within the group of people with superpowers.

Criminals can become superhumans, villains can become superhumans.

It's easy to imagine what kind of force would be composed of a group of criminals with superpowers.

Such an organization is a minor issue; it shouldn't be too difficult to handle if one wants to.

Competition between nations has become more complex, involving powerful financial families like the ASE Alliance that can influence global affairs.

This has led to many dramas unfolding in human civilization.

There are world superpowers asserting their hegemonic status, former empires seeking to awaken, and amateur troupes putting on a grand show.

As for the future of human civilization, many people may be thinking about it, but most of them do not hold power.

This crisis began with the invasion of the abyss. Having already experienced the crisis of the mist, the crisis of the super-powered potion, and the crisis of the bloodline invasion…

The human world gradually fell into ruin, while the Great Xia Dynasty delivered the highest score in these crises.

This allowed the Great Xia to maintain a national order that did not collapse, but as Li Guining replied: the Great Xia cannot represent all of humanity.

Li Guining stared into Lu Heng's eyes for a long time before asking, "Do you think we should represent all of humanity, or just mind our own business?"

Lu Heng smiled and said, "In this Abyss Battle, recruits from other countries suffered heavy casualties, which should have been a sad thing."

"However, this may be an opportunity for us to try to represent all of humanity."

Li Guining pressed further, "How can one represent all of humanity?"

Lu Heng's answer was simple: "Give the disobedient ones a beating, and the rest will be obedient."

This method is indeed the simplest and most effective; the only problem is whether one has the ability to do it.

The military strength of the Great Xia alone is not enough. After all, the former empire and the former world hegemon did not voluntarily submit to its rule.

If a hot war were to break out, it would only lead to the extinction of humanity.

In fact, after the last world war, humanity entered the information age, and all countries have come to understand that war is actually about the economy.

A full-scale war is almost impossible; the dominant power is more likely to choose to wage proxy wars to achieve its goals.

Therefore, engaging in hot war cannot solve the problem; it can only push humanity toward destruction.

Li Guining understood this principle better than anyone else. He looked into Lu Heng's eyes for a long time to confirm that Lu Heng understood as well.

He asked with a smile, "Are we capable of beating up all the disobedient ones?"

Lu Heng smiled and nodded: "Perhaps not before, but now we do."

Upon hearing this reply, Li Guining already understood: "I understand. Then we will try to represent all of humanity, but you will have to work harder to achieve this goal."

Lu Heng smiled and replied, "It shouldn't be too strenuous."

……

The two seemed to be having a casual conversation, but they were actually discussing something earth-shattering.

Li Guining originally dared not think about representing all of humanity; this was not something a single country could consider.

However, Lu Heng's relaxed attitude revealed a very clear message.

In fact, Li Guining had already obtained some intelligence before having tea with Lu Heng.

That is, George Gardner, the super soldier who was the agent of the strongest superpower organization in the White Eagle Federation, died in the Abyss Battlefield. He was killed by Lu Heng himself.

Obtaining this intelligence was not difficult at all, because dozens of recruits witnessed this scene.

These recruits are located in countries all over the world.

It can be said that within minutes of the Abyss Battle ending and the Conscripts returning, this information spread throughout the world.

However, after this information was disseminated, the White Eagle Federation did not react at all.

In the past, if the White Eagle Federation's strongest super soldier had been killed, he would have already gone berserk and threatened to surrender.

The White Eagle Federation has remained completely silent this time.

Because George Gardner was instantly defeated by Lu Heng, without any ability to fight back.

This made the congressmen of the White Eagle Federation realize one thing: there was no super soldier in the entire White Eagle Federation who could stand up to Lu Heng head-on.

what does this mean?
This means that Lu Heng can take the head of any person in the upper echelons of the White Eagle Congress at any time.

If you don't want to die, it's best to keep this to yourself.

Even when the White Eagle Federation was the world's hegemon, it was not capable of destroying any major power.

Simply having the strongest military power is enough to make most countries in the world obey.

The power Lu Heng now wields is overwhelming; he can take anyone's head without any difficulty.

They've reached this point where they can represent whomever they want.

In fact.

Since a year ago, the White Eagle Federation's status as the world's hegemon has become unstable.

This is a process of a former hegemon losing its dominance, and the White Eagle Federation, as the former hegemon, is certainly unwilling to accept it.

Therefore, in recent years, the White Eagle Federation has been trying to consolidate its hegemonic position and has even done many bad things.

Mercenary organizations in the White Eagle Federation are already unregulated by law in other countries, and can plunder crystal core resources without limit.

Even if this kind of thing is exposed, it won't do any good.

Because the order of this era is on the verge of collapse, demonic events occur every day, and many things are out of control.

Moreover, the White Eagle Federation has launched several proxy wars around the world, all aimed at consolidating its hegemony, but none of them have achieved the desired effect.

……

It will soon be three years since the Abyss invasion.

The emergence of advanced civilizations means that humanity is heading towards an unknown future.

Humanity needs to approach future changes from a civilized standpoint.

We need to confront the Zero Civilization, the Astral Merchants, and the Abyss.

If humanity is still waging civil war at this point, when will it be able to focus its energy on the higher level of civilization?

Therefore, Lu Heng felt it was time to clean up the internal workings of human civilization.

Li Guining shared the same idea, but he needed to know the limits of Lu Heng's abilities in order to understand the extent to which the Great Xia Dynasty could achieve its goals.

Lu Heng's answer surprised him, because Lu Heng's abilities had no limits on Earth.

This means that if Great Xia wants to represent all of humanity, it can use any means necessary.

……

a week later.

Li Guining personally called Lu Heng, hoping to meet him in the capital.

When Lu Heng arrived at the war zone headquarters in the capital, he realized what level of meeting it was.

Representatives from all four major war zones of the Great Xia Dynasty participated, raising the level of secrecy of this meeting to an unprecedentedly high level.

At this meeting, Qi Jinghui, as the staff representative of the Southern Theater Command, proposed a plan—the Human Nuclear Weapons Silence Plan.

That's right, the plan is exactly what it sounds like: to silence all the world's nuclear weapons.

The advent of nuclear weapons has placed the human world in constant danger of a nuclear winter, a potential apocalyptic threat.

It has been a truth that nuclear-armed states have had a voice for the past century.

If we want all of humanity to have only one voice, there is only one way: for one and only one voice to possess nuclear weapons. (End of Chapter)